Hay-press.



E. L. TATUM. HAY PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11 1912.

1,073,304. Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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EDWARD L. TATUM, or SHOP srmne, TENNESSEE.

HAY-Panes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Application filed January 11,1912. Serial No. 670,668.

' ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in balingpresses; and

n my invention ,has for its object to improve beris employed whichenters the hopper the construction and operation of that class of ballngpresses 1n wlnch a tamping memopening from above, and is actuatedthrough the movement of the plunger, as will be more fully describedherewith and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a vertical central sectional view of a baling pressconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 2, shows a detached detailof the tamping mechanism.

In carrying out the main object of my invention I employ an open-endedhousing including the bottom 3, the sides A, and the base sills 2, 2, towhich the bottom 3 is secured Extending transversely across the upperportion of the housing are the brace bars 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 secured tothe sides A in any suitable manner.

As shown in Fig. l, the brace bars 4:, 5, and 6, give support to the top10, while the brace bars 7, and 8, give support to the top 12, which isin the form of two boards held in paralleled spaced relation, so as toprovide an access opening between these two top boards or members 12.Near one end the housing is provided with a crank shaft B, which hassecured to it agear wheel D, while held within the sides A, above thecrank shaft B is the driving shaft F, held in place by means'of thebearing 13. This shaft F, is brought in connection with any suitabledriving power and is provided with apinion E, meshing with the gear D.

Slidably held within the housing, is the hol low plunger 14, having theextending top H. As shown, this plunger is provided with an eye bolt 15,carrying a pin 16, upon which is pivot-ally held the end of the pitmanI, which has its remaining end secured to the crank of the shaft B, asshown in Fig. 1. As disclosed a feed opening 70, is provided between thebars 6 and 7 Secured to the transverse bar 5, by means of the hinge J,is the lever 0. As shown this lever is of such a length that itterminates at a point above the hopper opening is, the pivot end ofthebar being near the discharge end of the baler. Secured to the end of theprojection top H, of the plunger by means of the hinge J, is theoperating bar N, which has its other end pivotally secured to the leverO, by means of the hinge L.

Extending from the lever O, at its union with the operating bar, is thetamping bar Q, braced by means of the bracket 16. As shown this tampingbar is arranged to pass through the hopper opening 70, while theoperating bar N, is arranged to pass through the access opening formedbetween the top members 12.

The operation of the device is very simple. On the incursion of theplunger 14, the toggle forming members 0 and N, as well as the tampingmember Q are raised. The operator then feeds a suitable amount ofmaterial through the hopper opening 70. This material on the excursionof the plunger is carried down by means of the tamping member Q, andthis tamping motion is of course repeated on each rearward movement ofthe plunger.

A baling press constructed according to my invention, is both durable,and efficient in operation.

Having thus described my said invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by United States Letters Patent is In a baling press, thecombination with an open-ended housing having a discharge end and acentral hopper opening within its top, of a lever having one endpivotally secured near the discharge end of said housing with its otherend terminating above said hopper opening, a plunger slidably heldwithin said housing, said housing having an access opening within itstop above said plunger, an operating bar pivotally se- In testimonywhereof I hereunto affix my cured at one end to said lever and at itssignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

other end to the top of said plun er and r passing through said accessopeningjanda, A f

camping bar secured to the end of said lever Witnesses: I arranged attimes to pass through said hop TOM JOHNSON, per opening. S. W. BASS. 7

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